Lots of banks talk about ‘innovation’ but at Starling, we walk our talk. Read on to learn about six changes we’ve made in six months to make banking even better.
1. Virtual cards
We launched virtual cards to help our customers organise their money and budget. Like debit cards, virtual cards are free and have their own card details and CVV. The difference is that they aren’t posted to you. They exist in your Starling app and in your digital wallet, and you can set them up for a particular spending category in your budget, such as ‘Subscriptions’ or ‘Takeaways’.
Each virtual card is connected to a Space, the feature that enables you to set money aside from your main balance. Once set up, a virtual card allows you to spend only what you have in that specific Space. You can have up to five virtual cards at any one time and cancel them whenever you like. We launched virtual cards as a result of customer feedback, something we’ve done for several features in the app.